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buggy1888

U.S. (now chiefly colloquial). A car, an automobile. Cf. struggle-buggy n. at struggle, n. compounds. Now somewhat rare.

motor vehicle1890

a road vehicle powered by an engine (usually an internal combustion engine).

motor carriage1894

autocar1895

Prefixed to the names of vehicles with the sense 'self-propelled; powered by motor', as autobus, autocab, autocar, etc.

jam jar1895

(a) a jar designed for holding jam; (b) rhyming slang for ‘motor car’ (see also quot. 1943).

motor car1895

A road vehicle powered by a motor (usually an internal combustion engine), designed to carry a driver and a small number of passengers, and…

car1896

A road vehicle powered by a motor (usually an internal combustion engine), designed to carry a driver and a small number of passengers, and…

traction1896

transferred. (a) A vehicle driven by some special power, as a motor car. nonce-use. (b) Stock Market. Stocks connected with traction, as…

motor1899

= motor car, n. Also (occasionally): a motorcycle. Formerly also: †a motor carriage or motor tricycle (obsolete). Now chiefly colloquial.

bubble1901

colloquial (originally U.S.). A motor car (perhaps in early use esp. a steam car). Obsolete.

machine1901

Originally and chiefly U.S. A motor vehicle, esp. a car.

Lizzie1913

A motor car, esp. an early model of a ‘Ford’. Also Tin Lizzie.

buzz-wagon1914

a motorcar.

road car1914

A motor vehicle designed to carry a driver and a small number of passengers on the road (sometimes opposed to racing car, etc.); (now esp.) a car…

short1914

Something that is short. U.S. slang. A street-car; a car.

scooter1917

In various extended and slang uses: see quots.

buzz-box1920

= buzz-wagon n.

ride1930

Chiefly U.S. slang (originally in African-American usage). A motor car. Also more widely: any kind of vehicle.

drag1935

Something heavy that is used by being dragged along the ground or over a surface. A motor car. Criminals' slang.

bus1939

colloquial. Any road vehicle; esp. a motor car. Frequently with prefixed defining adjective old.

wagon1955

Short for station wagon, n. 3. Also more gen., a motor car (colloquial).

wheels1959

plural. A car. slang (originally U.S.).

sheen1968

A car; an automobile.

low rider1974

slang. A motor vehicle having customized hydraulics that lower the chassis close to the ground; any vehicle whose riding position is low. Also in…

scoot1977

A motorcycle or motor car (see also quot. 1943).

Subcategories:

— privately owned and used (2)
— used by a number of drivers (1)
— carrying members of a car pool (1)
— owned by company (1)
— old, worn-out (14)
— substandard or defective (3)
— large, old-fashioned (2)
— veteran or vintage (2)
— small or light (13)
— small or cheap (4)
— estate car (14)
— designing or building with smaller dimensions (1)
— beach buggy (3)
— touring car (5)
— sports car (6)
— fast car (1)
— stripped down to improve performance (1)
— hot rod or dragster (6)
— racing car based on ordinary model (5)
— go-kart (3)
— other types of racing car (4)
— car that looks fast but is not (1)
— car according to engine capacity or horse-power (2)
— car according to number of seats (2)
— open car (1)
— car with folding top (5)
— car with hood over rear part (3)
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— with separate compartment for driver (4)
— with sloping back (2)
— with upward-opening rear door (4)
— car of other specific shape (2)
— with body like specific horse-drawn vehicle (2)
— car built from kit (2)
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— specific four-wheel drive car (6)
— specific model (17)
— car for specific type of person (2)
— police car (16)
— three-wheeled car (4)
— two-wheeled car (1)
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